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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the HEYMAN program

From: Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the ‘HEYMAN’ healthy lifestyle program for young men: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

• Male

• Self-reported meeting national recommendations for fruit and vegetable intakes (Based on age/sex recommendations: men aged 18 = 5 vegetables and 2 fruit, men aged 19–25 = 6 vegetables and 2 fruit daily) [74]

• Aged 18 to 25 years

• Self-reported meeting physical activity recommendations (moderate-intensity PA for 300 min or more per week or vigorous-intensity PA for 150 min or more per week or combined moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) of 300 min or more per week) [38]

• Available for assessment sessions

• Currently participating in an alternative healthy lifestyle program.

• Access to a computer or tablet or smartphone with e-mail and Internet facilities

• History of major medical problems (such as heart disease or diabetes that requires insulin injections) that had not been granted GP approval to participate.a

 

• Reported psychological distress and no GP approval (or associated expert) to participateb

 

• Diagnosed with an eating disorder

 

• Non-English speaking

 

• Disability (e.g. physical/mobility disability, sight or hearing impairment) that precluded participation

  1. aThose answering ‘yes’ to any of the conditions in the pre-medical exercise screener required GP approval to participate
  2. bThose with a score of ≥30 on the K-10 psychological distress scale required GP approval to participate